Southern Africa
Comprehensive, insightful and in-depth articles and news on agriculture, and developments from around Southern Africa.
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Zambia launches a digital skills training initiative to meet agri production targets
The Zambian government launched a digital skills training initiative this week for agricultural extension officers. This action forms part of…
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Micropropagation of plum cultivars: A first for South Africa
Micropropagation in tissue culture is widely recognised as an effective method for the mass production of disease-free plants. It’s especially…
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R350,000 boost to enter meat value chain for rural livestock cooperative
A R350,000 injection into an Eastern Cape rural livestock cooperative last week from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) managed…
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AgDevCo commits US$10 million in Zambia’s hybrid poultry
Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo has committed a US$10 million senior debt loan to Hybrid Poultry, a vertically integrated poultry producer…
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How investment from the African Development Fund is cultivating Zambia’s future
The African sun beats down on the fields of Kafue, a town in Zambia’s Lusaka Province, where Grace Nyirongo Phiri…
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African Development Fund reshapes the Zambia’s agriculture and education landscape
Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia’s agriculture and education sectors, while “anchoring peace,…
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AgDevCo lends US$10 million to Zambia’s poultry firm Hybrid
British impact investor AgDevCo has lent US$10 million to Zambia’s Hybrid Poultry to build a modern abattoir, the company said.…
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New investment empowers 600,000 African smallholders through local processing expansion
Robust International, a global trader of sesame and cashew nuts, is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing…
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